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On Wednesday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed a bill into law that prohibits the public schools from imposing mask mandates on their students.

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Democratic lawmakers tour Anamosa prison were 2 employees were killed Anamosa Prison. (KCRG TV photo) Congresswoman Cindy Axne and Democrats in the Iowa legislature are calling for a federal investigation of the murders of two employees at the state prison in Anamosa. Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls and other Democratic lawmakers toured the facility and met with the prison’s acting warden today. “Over and over and over we were shown areas of the prison where you had a huge potential number of inmates just vastly outnumbering the number of staff who were t...

Democrat lawmakers tour Anamosa prison, blame Republicans for attack Unmute ANAMOSA, Iowa (KWWL) -- Since a nurse and a corrections officer were killed by inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, the facility and Iowa's prison system has been under scrutiny. On Friday morning, several democrat lawmakers toured the prison. Sen. Zach Wahls (D), District 37, Rep. Marti Anderson (D), District 36, Rep. Eric Gjerde (D), District 67 and Sen. Todd Taylor (D), District 35 spoke with reporters after their tour. Union president Danny Homan joined them outside, where he and...

Republicans Want to Reshape US Election Laws After Record 2020 Turnout CHICAGO – Months after record-high U.S. voter turnout propelled Democrats to victory in the 2020 elections, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress, Republicans are attempting to reshape election laws in state legislatures across the nation. In state after state, Republicans seek to limit opportunities for early and absentee balloting that Americans flocked to last year — Democratic voters in particular. In America’s heartland, Iowa is among the first examples of the trend. More than 2 mil...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Iowa House sends governor election law changes Republicans in the legislature are sending the governor a bill to change absentee voting rules and set an early voting period for elections that’s nine days shorter. Representative Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton, began debate on the bill by saying Iowa’s 2020 election was successful and voter fraud was not an issue in the state. “It is my view that government should be run like a business,” Kaufmann said. “What do you do when you have a very successful year in business? Do you put it on auto pilot...